Cobb County Superior Court Judge Robert Leonard II reversed the expulsion of a Cobb County eighth grader who used a district-issued computer to warn his friend about a shooting threat in September 2024.
The Cobb County school board upheld the decision to expel, a ruling that was upheld again upon appeal to the state board of education.
The student, referred to as G.D., was expelled for causing a school disruption, however, the language of the rule states that it applies to intentional acts. Upon reviewing the evidence considered by the school board, Leonard found no evidence that G.D. intended to cause a disruption and that the board had misconstrued the language of the rule…